bubba1 Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 I received a Sandusky Tool Co. plow plane a few days ago, it has a Sandusky Ohio 129 stamp on it. I don’t know much about it other than the Sandusky Tool Co. made tools between 1869 and 1926. I’m not a tool collector, my interest is in re-habing and using tools. I gravitate to the older woodworking tools because in my experience they work better once reconditioned than newer tools. This plane should make a good “user”, there are a few hairline cracks, a couple of chips in the wood and some corrosion on the metal but in general it’s not in too bad a shape. I’ve separated the parts, the metal is in a rust remover bath, I’ll clean the wood with steel wool, see what needs to be done to the cracks in the wood, and see if I can apply BLO or maybe shellac. Here is a photo of it disassembled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba1 Posted March 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 Here it is ready to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilburpan Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 That's a beaut of a plane. Did you wind up using BLO or shellac for the finish? Or was the picture of the refurbished plane taken just with cleaning with the steel wool? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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